Coat-hanger.



PATENTED JAN, 3,1905.

R. PQBBATTY.

GOAT HANGER.

APPLIATION FILED SEPT. 26.1904.,

@MQ uw Patented January 3, 19C

PATENT OEEICE.

ROBERT P. BEATTY, OFOLEVELAND, OHIO.

COAT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,062, dated January 3, 1905.

.Application led September 26, 1904. Serial No. 226,078.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT P. BEATTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Goat-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to improvements in coat-hangers, the construction and advantages of which -will be hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in whichd Figure l is a perspective view of the device looking from the under side; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the hanger; Fig. 3, a perspective View of the central or body portion shown in an inverted position with the shoulder-pieces removed and nested in the body portion; Fig. 4, a perspective view of one of the arms or shoulderpieces; Fig. 5, a longitudinal sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. l, and Fig. 6 a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and eiiicient coat-hanger which may be cheaply constructed and may likewise be taken apart and the separate members nested, whereby the parts will occupy but little space. The construction is such that when the parts are assembled the holder presents an even practically continuous surface, which has the form of that portion of the coat which it is designed to occupy, thereby shaping the coat when the same is suspended upon the holder.

y The parts being rounded, no marks or ridges will be formed upon the shoulder or collar of the coat, as is the case where wires or the like are employed.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the central or body portion of the holder', composed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to form. The body is so curved or shaped as to take the form of the neck portion and collar of a coat-that is to say, it is formed with an upwardly-extending' section B and two outwardly-extending and downwardly-inclined semicircular .portions O, the parts being curved gradually into each other, so that there are no sharp corners, ridges, or breaks. Thefront edges of the sheet which forms the body stand separated,

as shown, and the upper edge is rounded or turned inwardly to a slight extent, as seen at D, Figs. l and 3. This rounded portion forms a neat finish, preventing the coat from catching thereon when the holder is put in place, and likewise serves to stifen and strengthen the body. A hole or opening N is formed in the upwardly-extending section B to facilitate the handling of the hanger and affords a means whereby the same may be placed upon a hook or the like. This opening stands above the coat-collar when the same is placed upon the hanger.

The lower edges of each of the portions or sections O are turned upwardly, forming lips F, and lingers or stops G are struck out of the metal and forced inwardly, as best shown in Figs. l, 5, and 6.

E E designate removable arms or shoulderpieces, each formed of a single piece of metal and being shaped as best shown in Fig. Llcthat is to say, they are substantially semicircular in cross-section, with their outer ends I rounded. The inner end of each arm is formed upon a radius slightly less than that of the rounded outwardly-extending portions O, so that the ends of the arms may pass beneath the projecting portions and be engaged by the lips F. The ends are moved inwardly until they come into contact with the fingers or stops G.

To secure the parts in place, a locking-stud J is formed on each semicircular portion O by indenting the metal, each stud coacting with a seat or socket K, formed in line with the stud. This construction permits the parts to be readily assembled and disconnected at will while still holding them securely against accidental displacement.

A wire or tie-rod L extends across from one edge to the other of the front portion lof the body, and a stiiening-rib M will by preference be formed in the body portion at a point slightly below the medial line thereof. The wire and rib, together with the roundedvportion D, stiifen the body and serve to maintain it in proper shape at all times. The lips F likewise serve to stiffen. the structure.

As will be seen upon reference to Fig. 3, the arms E may be nested one within the other IOO and the two placed in the body portion, whereby the hanger as a whole when in a collapsed condition will occupy but little space.

When the hanger is in its collapsed condition, the body portion may, if desired, be readily placed in a satchel or the like and lilled with small articles, so that no valuable space is wasted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly-extending members; and shoulderpieces each formed of a single sheet of metal and being secured to said outwardly-extending members.

2. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly-extending members semicircular in cross-section; shoulder-pieces each formed of a single sheet of metal and being of semicircular cross-section at their inner ends; and means for securing said shoulder-pieces to the outwardly-extending members oi' the body portion, whereby a hanger having a practically continuous surface is formed, substantially as described.

3. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly extending and downwardly -inclined semicircular members; shoulder-pieces each formed of a single sheet of metal and being of substantially semicircular form in crosssection at their inner ends; and means for attaching said shoulder-pieces to the outwardlyextending members of the body portion.

4. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly extending and downwardly -inclined members; shoulder-pieces formed of sheet metal, said pieces having the same general contour as the outwardly-extending members of the body portion; and means for securing said shoulder-pieces in position.

5. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly-extending members, the lower edges of which are turned upwardly, forming lips; and shoulder-pieces having the same general form as the outwardly-extending members, the edges oi' said shoulder-pieces being engaged by the lips when the shoulder-pieces are moved inwardly.

6. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly-eXtending members, the lower edges of which are turned upwardly, forming lips; shoulder-pieces, the inner ends of which take the same general form as the outwardly-extending members of the body portion, the edges of the shoulder-pieces being engaged by the lips as the shoulder-pieces are put in place; and means for maintaining the shoulder-pieces in position.

7 In a coat-hanger, vthe combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with outwardlyextending members, said members being substantially semicircular in cross-section and having their lower edges bent upwardly, forming lips; shoulder-pieces, each formed of a single sheet of metal and being semicircular in cross-section at its inner end; stops formed upon the body portion to limit the inward` movement of the shoulder-pieces; and means for holding the shoulder-pieces in place.

8. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet lof metal bent to form, provided with outwardlyextending and downwardly-inclined semicircular members, the lower edges of said members being turned upwardly to form lips; shoulder-pieces, each formed of a single piece oi' metal, the inner end being substantially semicircular in cross-section; astopG struck up out of the body portion upon each side thereof in line with the inner end of each shoulder-piece; and a locking-stud formed upon each of the semicircular members of the body portion to engage sockets formed in the shoulder-pieces as said shoulder-pieces are .put in position, substantially as described.

9. In a coat-hanger, the combination of a body portion, comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form, provided with two outwardly-extending and downwardly-inclined members, said members being substantially semicircular in cross-section and the lower edges of which are turned upwardly, forming lips; a rib formed in the body portion adjacent to its lower edge; a Wire or rod extending across the body portion and connecting the forward edges thereof, the vupper edge of the body portion being rounded; rshoulderpieces, each comprising a -single sheet of metal bent to form and being substantially semicircular in cross-section at its inner end; a stop struck up out of the body portion adjacent to each of its outwardly -eXtending members, said stops projecting inwardly; and a locking-stud formed in each of the semicircular members of the body portion and coacting with a seat or socket formed in the corresponding shoulder-piece, substantial] y as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed myvname to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT P. BEATTY.

Witnesses:

HORACE A. DODGE,

FANNIE WISE.

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